A Picture recap of 2008!

Wow! This is my first post of 2009! Happy New Year (A little late)! I think that 2009 is going to be a really good year. I am going to post more about it in a while, but for now I would like to recap my 2008 year....

January wasn't too eventful. I spent time working and planning the wedding. In February, Gordon bought us tickets to go see Explosions in the Sky (one of my favorite bands) for Valentines day!


In March, the bridal showers began! March, April, and May were all characterized by lots of bridal showers! I had so much fun at all of my showers! I had three of them. They were thrown by Kelly, Jamie and Missy, and Lizzy and Gabi. I will always look back on them with really fond memories!

Oh, and there were SO many presents!!!!

Some of the girls at my lingere shower in May


May was a really great month! I got my Bachelor's Degree from Biola University! I majored in Communication and minored in Bible. I graduated a year early, so I was pretty proud of myself and my accomplishment!

To celebrate graduation, my parents took our family out to dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. It was delicious!!

Several days after graduation, my amazing friends threw me the best bachelorette party! It was so much fun!!!


June was probably the best month of 2008 because I committed myself to spending my life with my best friend! My wedding day truly was the best day of my entire life!
My dad was so cute. He was trying not to cry :)
I loved this picture. Look at Gordon's face. It makes me happy.

The ceremony
The Kiss

We did it!!
Our first dance as husband and wife

They tried to get everyone in the picture... which is hard when you have 225 people there.

Cutting the cake
Our cute getaway car!

This would normally be the spot where I talk about our honeymoon, but I forgot to bring my camera and didn't take any pictures.... but we had a great time!

When July rolled around, we spent the 4th BBQ-ing, playing games, and watching fireworks with friends!

Also in July, Gordon and I got Tattoos. I got his initials on my wrist....

And he got my name on his arm.
We also went hiking at Mt. Baldy
In August, we went up to Hume Lake with my family and rode around in the golf cart!

Hume was a great trip because for the first time in 31 years, my dad's team won the volleyball tournament!

I spent the summer evenings with my sister-in-law and we were addicted to SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance)! We even had a party for the finale!!

In September, we returned to the cabin for a weekend with our couple friends! It was a really fun trip!
Gracie came along, too!

Also in September was my cousin, Meg's Bachelorette party! We went to Tokyo Delve's in Hollywood!

Her wedding was a couple weeks later on the beach in Santa Barbara. She looked GORGEOUS!

In October, We made our annual trip to Knott's Scary Farm (where we had our first date!) and it was a blast!
All of our friends came with!

November kicked off with a trip to see Wicked with my mom! It was our birthday present to each other (Our birthdays are a few days apart, so we bought each other's tickets!)

Then we kicked off my 21st birthday with a Pub Crawl with all of my friends! It was a blast! Even Allie came up from San Diego!
We ended the night at TGI Fridays!
It was so great to have all my friends with me for my birthday!
December was our first Christmas as a married couple and a great way to end the year!

This year has been a great one! I can't wait to see what 2009 has in store for me and Gordon! There are some changes ahead in our life and I am excited to see where God takes us! I learned a whole lot about godliness, marriage, friendship, and love and I pray that I learn even more this year!

S